News | November 12, 2024
				Maier & Maier Secures Victory At the International Trade Commission
				April 22, 2024  – Maier & Maier PLLC is pleased to report that our clients Hikam America, Inc., Hikam Electrónica de México, S.A. de C.V., Hikam Tecnologia de Sinaloa, Hewtech Philippines Corp., Hewtech Philippines Electronics Corp., and Hewtech (Shenzhen) Electronics Co., Ltd. have been terminated from ITC Investigation No. 337-TA-1365. The Firm represented six of […]
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				News | October 17, 2025
				Note on Revision to Rules of Practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
				On October 17, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office posted proposed revisions to the rules of practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. See  https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2025-10-17/2025-19580. Time for comment closes November 17, 2025. The Proposed Rules would change which patents are subject to inter partes review and limit the ability of patent challengers […]
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				News | September 23, 2025
				Double Patenting, Recent Developments, and Practical Considerations
				Summary: The double patenting doctrine is a well-established facet of the United States patent law, having historic roots going back to the early 1800s. The purpose of the double patenting doctrine is to address the situation in which multiple patents (or applications and patents) claim patentably indistinct subject matter, but have some commonality that precludes […]
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